After nearly four years, The Committee to Protect Journalists has retracted false accusations made against me in 2011 by #CPJ executive director Joel Simon. For years some journalists have hated me for the false allegations that I pretended to be a journalist in #Libya and that I put journalists in danger because of my actions in Libya. Joel's retraction has finally cleared my name and proven that neither of these accusations were true. Some journalists have already contacted me and apologized for how they acted towards me or for repeating those false allegations to others, which I truly appreciate.﻿

This official Nineveh Plain Protection Units (NPU) document reveals that American Mesopotamian Organization (AMO), Restore Nineveh Now (RNN), David William Lazar, and Jeff Gardner have repeatedly lied to the Assyrian community and the press about the excellent relationship between Sons of Liberty International and the NPU over the past several months.﻿

My recent interview with TheBlaze contributor Susan Calloway Knowles on her radio show "Stand for Truth" about my experiences in North Africa and the Middle East, including fighting in the 2011 Libyan Revolution and the work that my company Sons of Liberty International is doing to help in the fight against #ISIS in #Iraq .﻿

This official #NPU document exposes #AMO , #RNN , David William Lazar, and Jeff Gardner's lies about the great relationship between the Nineveh Plain Protection Units (NPU) and Sons of Liberty International (SOLI). American Mesopotamian Organization (AMO), Restore Nineveh Now (RNN), David William Lazar, and Jeff Gardner have falsely claimed since February, 2015 that the NPU and #SOLI were no longer working together. Although SOLI's third training program of the NPU in May, 2015 proved that they were lying, SOLI has released this official NPU document as further proof. SOLI's hope that it will discourage these organizations and individuals from lying in the future about the NPU, SOLI, and the brave Assyrians who are risking their lives for their people in Iraq. SOLI completed all training and advising of the NPU in May, and recently announced that SOLI will be working with another Christian force in #Iraq now that the NPU is a trained and capable force that the Iraqi government will begin integrating into the coalition to fight #ISIS . The success of the NPU and SOLI was achieved despite AMO, RNN, David William Lazar, and Jeff Gardner repeatedly lying to the Assyrian community and the media, and interfering with the advising and military training of the NPU. Recently, Jeff Gardner even went so far as to lie about the commander of the NPU, General Behnam Aboosh Abdelmasseh Sakkaria, falsely claiming that the General, with whom SOLI and I have worked closely for several months and who has become a friend as well as a colleague, spoke badly of me. The NPU and SOLI have spoken with the General and confirmed that what Jeff Gardner claimed was a lie. Any media who contact the General can confirm this. The General is a man of honor who has appreciated our help and support to the NPU over the past several months. AMO, RNN, David William Lazar, and Jeff Gardner's lies and interference in NPU training, which could lead to greater Assyrian casualties in combat, is a betrayal of the Assyrian people. We hope that the Assyrian community will hold them accountable for their deplorable actions. SOLI looks forward to our continuing efforts to assist the Assyrian community in their fight against ISIS.﻿

Recently watched the documentary Point and Shoot and my husband said that +Matthew VanDyke was trying to help the Christians in Iraq fight ISIS now...Great work, Matt, don't give up the fight, pushing back the darkness is a worthy cause... ﻿

Sons of Liberty International has successfully completed training and advising the Nineveh Plain Protection Units ( #NPU ). The Iraqi government has recently recognized that the NPU is now a trained and capable force and will be integrating them into the coalition against #ISIS . We have concluded our mission with the NPU and will expand our work in #Iraq to assist other Christian forces so that they can also become part of the coalition against ISIS.﻿

Matthew VanDyke, the leader of the Sons of Liberty International, a group that focuses on training and equipping Iraqi Christian militia to combat ISIS, recently discussed the lack of help from outside forces in the region.

A great conversation with Glenn Beck about the persecution of Christians, my experiences that led to the founding of Sons of Liberty International, and the work we are doing to help Christians fight #ISIS in #Iraq .﻿

Freedom Fighter and prisoner of war in the Libyan Revolution, North Africa and Middle East Expert, Award-winning Documentary Filmmaker

Introduction

Freedom Fighter and Prisoner of War in the 2011 Libyan Revolution. Director of the award-winning documentary film "Not Anymore: A Story of Revolution." The film "Point and Shoot" is about some of my life story.

Education

Georgetown University

Security Studies, 2002 - 2004

University of Maryland Baltimore County

Political Science, 1999 - 2002

Basic Information

Gender

Male

Other names

Matthew Van Dyke, Matt VanDyke, Matt Van Dyke

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